Capano Surname

113,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Capano Surname User-submission:

The Capano surname originates from a misspelling of the Italian surname Capuano, meaning 'one from Capua', a city in the Naples area.

Capano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,8961:32,2565,779
United States8871:408,63535,603
Argentina4961:86,1767,271
Brazil2371:903,26732,376
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
France351:1,897,792163,564
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Capaño (49) are calculated separately.

Capano (109) may also be a first name.

Capano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Capano surname originates from a misspelling of the Italian surname Capuano, meaning 'one from Capua', a city in the Naples area.

- mrquentin1613

Capano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Capano Come From? nationality or country of origin

Capano is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be rendered as: Capaño. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,439th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,787,039 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Capano live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 109 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 1,896 people, or 1 in 32,256. In Italy Capano is mostly concentrated in: Calabria, where 34 percent live, Campania, where 31 percent live and Apulia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Italy this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Capano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Capano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Capano surname grew 44,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Capano are 39.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.65% registered with the party.

The amount Capano earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning €29,620 per year; in United States they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $54,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $56,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capaño9449/
Capango922,368/
Capanno9225/
Cappano9224/
Capagno9216/
Capauno927/
Caspano924/
Capanos922/
Capanoy921/
Caupano921/
Cappanno862/
Cadpanno861/
Capana83502/
Copano83271/
Kapano8368/
Capono8338/
Capanoaia805/
Capangnoi801/
Capanna771,840/
Capanas771,592/
Kapango77931/
Caipana7772/
Copanos7748/
Capongo7743/
Capanga7739/
Coppano7735/
Kapanoz7728/
Capuono7722/
Caypono7716/
Capanat779/
Capagna779/
Copanoi776/
Capaina775/
Capanha774/
Kapanos774/
Cahpana774/
Capanaz772/
Kaipano772/
Gcapana772/
Kapanoi772/
Capogno772/
Capouno771/
Kapanot771/
Capeyno771/
Kappano771/
Kapauno771/
Copanot771/
Copango771/
Caponoy771/
Copagno770/
Kaipanos7158/
Cappanna7151/
Capanash7119/
Kaipanou716/
Kadpanno712/
Kapainos711/
Kappanos711/
Caaipana711/
Cahpanna711/
Cahapana711/
Caipaina711/
Capongno711/
Capațîna711/
Ccaipana711/
Ccaypana711/
Kopano671,422/
Kapana671,254/
Copana671,185/
Kapono67154/
Kadphanno67113/
Capona6746/
Capaña675/
Capoña671/
Kaapangoy671/
Copono670/

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